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And of the Laudakia species, L. stellio was the one closest to the toad-heads.

Harduns and toad-heads; a tale of arenicoly and over-looked convergence Darren Naish 2006

And of the Laudakia species, L. stellio was the one closest to the toad-heads.

Archive 2006-12-01 Darren Naish 2006

Those field guides that I mentioned always use the name Agama stellio for L. stellio.

Harduns and toad-heads; a tale of arenicoly and over-looked convergence Darren Naish 2006

Those field guides that I mentioned always use the name Agama stellio for L. stellio.

Archive 2006-12-01 Darren Naish 2006

Right now, the monophyly of Laukadia remains controversial, and the idea that L. stellio might be particularly close to toad-heads is particularly interesting.

Archive 2006-12-01 Darren Naish 2006

Here in Europe – or, as I like to call it, the European Field Guide Region (EFGR) – there is usually stated to be just one agamid, the Hardun, Starred agama or Sling-tailed agama Laudakia stellio [image at left: from sundancecamp. com].

Harduns and toad-heads; a tale of arenicoly and over-looked convergence Darren Naish 2006

Right now, the monophyly of Laukadia remains controversial, and the idea that L. stellio might be particularly close to toad-heads is particularly interesting.

Harduns and toad-heads; a tale of arenicoly and over-looked convergence Darren Naish 2006

Here in Europe – or, as I like to call it, the European Field Guide Region (EFGR) – there is usually stated to be just one agamid, the Hardun, Starred agama or Sling-tailed agama Laudakia stellio [image at left: from sundancecamp. com].

Archive 2006-12-01 Darren Naish 2006

Later, my friend Ümit Kebapçi, who seems to know the name of every animal on earth, identified it as Agama stellio.

Archive 2006-09-01 AYDIN 2006

Predation on landsnails by the lizard Agama stellio in Israel.

Archive 2006-09-01 AYDIN 2006